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Common Names
Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | not available | 10.9 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMENE | 1 | Bark | 66.0 | 264.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Bark | 4.0 | 100.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | 2500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Leaf | not available | 9.4 | -0.90 | Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242. |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Bark | 3.0 | 12.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Leaf | not available | 9.4 | -0.33 | Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242. |
| DIHYDROCINNAMALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROFUMIGATIN | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EO | 0 | Bark | 3500.0 | 40000.0 | 2.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 5000.0 | 12000.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-CINNAMATE | 2 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Artemicide | 3 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Bacteristat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 2 | Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447. |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 33 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 13 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Candidistat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillaritonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |